diff --git a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/Movies/MovieResolver.cs b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/Movies/MovieResolver.cs
index 68b66ab7f5..42e297e047 100644
--- a/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/Movies/MovieResolver.cs
+++ b/Emby.Server.Implementations/Library/Resolvers/Movies/MovieResolver.cs
@@ -489,6 +489,19 @@ namespace Emby.Server.Implementations.Library.Resolvers.Movies
             {
                 return GetMultiDiscMovie<T>(multiDiscFolders, directoryService);
             }
+            else if (
+                result.Items.Count == 0 &&
+                (collectionType == CollectionType.movies || collectionType is null) &&
+                fileSystemEntries.Any(i => string.Equals(i.Name, "movie.nfo", StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase)))
+            {
+                return new T
+                {
+                    Path = path,
+                    Name = Path.GetFileName(path),
+                    IsVirtualItem = true,
+                    IsPlaceHolder = true
+                };
+            }
 
             return null;
         }
diff --git a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Library/MovieResolverTests.cs b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Library/MovieResolverTests.cs
index e1346a8436..00634c5bbd 100644
--- a/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Library/MovieResolverTests.cs
+++ b/tests/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations.Tests/Library/MovieResolverTests.cs
@@ -40,6 +40,32 @@ public class MovieResolverTests
         Assert.NotNull(movieResolver.Resolve(itemResolveArgs));
     }
 
+    [Fact]
+    public void Resolve_MetadataOnlyFolder_ResolvesToMovie()
+    {
+        var movieResolver = new MovieResolver(Mock.Of<IImageProcessor>(), Mock.Of<ILogger<MovieResolver>>(), _namingOptions, Mock.Of<IDirectoryService>(), _videoListResolver);
+        var itemResolveArgs = new ItemResolveArgs(
+            Mock.Of<IServerApplicationPaths>(),
+            null)
+        {
+            Parent = new MediaBrowser.Controller.Entities.Folder(),
+            FileInfo = new FileSystemMetadata
+            {
+                FullName = "/movies/Upcoming Movie",
+                IsDirectory = true
+            },
+            FileSystemChildren = [
+                new FileSystemMetadata { Name = "movie.nfo", FullName = "/movies/Upcoming Movie/movie.nfo" },
+                new FileSystemMetadata { Name = "poster.jpg", FullName = "/movies/Upcoming Movie/poster.jpg" }
+            ]
+        };
+
+        var result = movieResolver.Resolve(itemResolveArgs);
+        Assert.NotNull(result);
+        Assert.True(result.IsVirtualItem);
+        Assert.True(result.IsPlaceHolder);
+    }
+
     [Fact]
     public void ResolveMultiple_GivenTvShowsCollection_CreatesEpisodeItems()
     {